PRINCIPLES OF PENAL LAW SECOND EDITIONEden, WilliamItem #: 66953 Pages: xxvii, 331 pp. Published: OE; Printed for B. White, T. Cadell; Reprinted in 2009. First published in 1771, this important treatise reached itsthird and final edition in 1775. "The first person to reviewEnglish criminal law at once critically and comprehensivelywas William Eden...His book is a pioneer treatise."(Holdsworth). Eden, later Lord Auckland, was a friend andable supporter of William Pitt. A lawyer, diplomat andpolitician, he tried unsuccessfully to enact legislationbased on his treatise when he was a member of the House ofCommons. Holdsworth, A History of English Law XII:364-65.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |